Egypt votes in parliamentary polls

Egyptians voted in the second stage of parliamentary elections in 13 out of the country's 27 provinces, including the capital Cairo, Suez, Port Said, Ismailia, North Sinai and South Sinai. Out of the total 63 million eligible voters in Egypt, more than 31 million were entitled to cast their ballots in the two-day second and last stage to elect their representatives in the country's legislative body, or the House of Representatives, reports Xinhua news agency. At least 2,367 candidates are competing for 284 out of 568 parliament seats in this stage that started on Saturday. Just like the first stage, half of the seats are allocated to individual candidates and the other half to party lists. (IANS)

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